My Frugal Ways

There was a Suze Orman Parody from SNL a couple weeks ago.  Personally I found it fairly funny.  Now only if they would do an impression on Cramer.

The latest issue of Business Week magazine is titled “The New Age of Frugality“.   It gave a specific example of a family who decided to live within their means instead of tapping their home equity loans.  They are the lucky one as they were able to sell their house and pay off the home equity loan.  Yet, even in their case, they realize the need to change how they spend going forward.  It is definitely worth reading.

Some of the tips that were mentioned:
- Slash Electric bill
- Cold Water Wash
- Hang Dry clothes
- Visit Library

One of my instructor showed this clip in class today. Simply hilarious.

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Due the the change in weather patterns in the last couple years, the place I called home (as well as many regions in U.S.) has experience a number of dry winters.  As a result, the water supply level here has reached a very low level.  Additional commercials have been created to promote the importance of water conservation.  Think for a moment what our lives will be if we are unable to access water that is so crucial to our daily lives.  This is a case where it is no longer about frugality but rather necessity and preserve a good living environment for the upcoming years.

Here are some tips for indivduals to save water (the last few applies especially those that lives in the East Bay region in San Francisco Bay area).
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During these tough economic times, everyone can use some extra cash. For people who spend a lot of time online, filling out surveys is the perfect opportunity. As most people would guess, there are a lot of survey sites that are not legitimate. They either sell your information to a third party or they spam you spam you or sell your information. However, One site that has proven to be very legitimate is SurveySavvy.

SurveySavvy is free for anyone to register (as all survey sites should be). After a person sign up, there is a personal profile page in which Survey Savvy will collect specific information regarding an individual. With this profile, SurveySavvy will determine which surveys are relevant for you.

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